Eisenhower Hindering NATO Ground War Plan
President Eisenhower warns against a European ground war as NATO pursues 30 divisions. General Norstad defends a shield and sword approach with ground forces and U S long range weapons to deter and delay Soviet advances while allies fear a broader conflict.
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Washington
Eisenhower
NATO
Europe
Lauris Norstad
Air Force
Norstad
United States
America
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
East Germany
Assembly Bills Barring Hospital Insurance Sales by Blue Cross
A bill in the Wisconsin Assembly would prohibit the State Medical Society from selling hospital insurance under its hospital expense rider. The measure, sponsored by three Democrats and two Republicans for the Associated Hospital Services, aims to curb what Blue Cross calls overreach in hospital coverage. The debate notes Blue Cross and Wisconsin Physicians Service compete statewide in hospitalization and surgical coverage.
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Madison
Associated Hospital Services, Inc
Blue Cross of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Physicians Service
Blue Cross
Thomas Duffy
Allen Flannigan
Howard Pellant
Milwaukee
Willis Hutnik
Tony
Kyle Kenyon
Tomah
WPS
Atty
Stewart Honeck
Honeck
L. R. Wheeler
Wheeler
Charles H. Crownhart
State Medical Society
Wisconsin
Status as Juvenile Halls Girl's Trial Halted by Restraining Order
Mauston girl Elizabeth Jane Dakin, 17, facing first degree murder charges in her parents’ death, sees her trial halted by Circuit Judge Bruce Beilfuss. An appeal of Juneau County Judge Curran’s denial to send the case to juvenile court rests on new evidence. Beilfuss’ order blocks action until March 20 when the appeal is scheduled.
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Neillsville
Bruce Beilfuss
Elizabeth Jane Dakin
Juneau County
William R. Curran
Beilfuss
New Dairy Support Price Delay Stirs Farm Circles
Washington milk pricing debate centers on Secretary Benson delayed dairy price supports for the year starting April 1. Current supports stand at 75 percent parity with manufacturing milk at 3.06 dollars per 3.95 test and butterfat at 56.6 cents per pound. If kept, supports would rise against parity, lifting manufacturing milk to about 2.96 per hundred pounds and butter to around 55.2 cents per pound as parity has fallen since last year.
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Washington
Benson
Valley District Scout Dinner April 1
The annual Valley District Scouters recognition dinner will be at 7 p.m. April 1 in the basement of St. John's church. It is a potluck banquet with Scouter keys awarded for outstanding leadership and district units and leaders recognized for achievements. Emmett Norton of Monroe chairs the program and district officers will be elected.
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Valley District Scouters
St. John’s Church
Ralph Kroehler
Scouter Keys
Emmett Norton
Monroe
Two Iowa Officials and Woman Die in Plane Crash
In Ida Grove Iowa a private plane crashed in a field killing Woodbury County official James Brodie 34 Deputy Sheriff James Biggs 36 and Mrs Eileen Murphy Heilman 35 all from Sioux City returning from Mitchellville where they had taken a girl to the state training school.
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Ida Grove
Iowa
Woodbury County
Sioux City
James Brodie
James Biggs
Eileen Murphy Heilman
Mitchellville
Stocks Edge Upward Despite Profit Taking in Oil Firms
New York equities rose moderately after profit taking in space age shares and a firmer oil sector. Stocks moved with fractional gains and losses near a point. Polaroid dropped about four points, Thiokol fell two, Zenith slid about twelve, Polaroid later cut its loss in half, and American Motors dipped over one point.
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New York
Polaroid
Zenith
American Motors
Locals Open LaCrosse Action in First Round Duels
Monroe and LaCrosse-Logan launch WIAA sectional play in LaCrosse at the Civic Auditorium with a 7 p.m. tip. Monroe, 18-3, and LaCrosse-Logan, 22-1, aim for state berths as crowds of about 1,500 reserved seats are sold and 86 adults 97 students have tickets. George McKeown will call the game on WCLO FM 100.
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Monroe
LaCrosse
Logan
Lee Mitchell
Civic Auditorium
Lloyd Nielsen
Nielsen
George McKeown
WEKZ
Wclo Janesville
la Crosse-Logan
Madison
Madison East
Janesville
Cheesemakers
LaCrosse Rangers
Richland Center
LaCrosse-Logan
Tomah
Mineral Point
Darlington
Platteville
Prairie du
Patch Grove
Tom Cox
Prairie du Chien
Cox
Stauffacher
Two Prisoners Escape Juneau County Jail
Normal Phoenix age 27 of Council Bluffs and Carroll Mickelson age 30 of Omaha escaped from the Juneau County jail in Moulton by tying bedsheets and sliding from the third floor. Both men are at large and await trial on charges of robbing a clothing store at New Lisbon.
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Maulton
Juneau County
Phoenix
Council Bluffs
Caroll Mickelson
Omaha
New Lisbon
House Acts To Speed Hawaii Statehood Measure
New administrator L A Koenig was appointed by Judge Marshall L Peterson to succeed the late F Earl Lambley as public administrator. Koenig will serve until April 1960 under a rotating annual plan to avoid discrimination concerns and gain experience in inheritance law and tax matters for estates with or without wills.
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Marshall L. Peterson
L. A. Koenig
F. Earl Lamboley
Koenig
Peterson
Inheritance Tax
U S and Canada Set Seaway Tolls to Pay 50-Year Debt
The United States and Canada announced St Lawrence Seaway tolls to cover construction debt in 50 years. Rates match tentative June figures and are lower than Suez and Panama tolls. Full transit costs 6 cents per gross registered ton plus 42 cents per ton bulk cargo and 95 cents per ton general cargo. Partial trips charged at 15 percent per lock.
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Washington
United States
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
Suez
Panama Canals
Seaway
Montreal
Lake Ontario
Wisconsin Cheese Market Steady Amid Light Demand
Wisconsin cheese traders report a mostly steady market with fair to good demand and light open market interest. Offerings are ample with prices for various product types including Ched moisture basis 32 55 to 33 40, 40 pound blocks 34 25 to 35 54, and smaller lots around 34 to 37 percent moisture.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Williams Seeks Michigan Debt Increase to Ease Budget Crisis
Gov. G. Mennen Williams urged the Republican Senate to approve raising Michigan's borrowing ceiling from 250000 to 50 million dollars to cover payrolls welfare aid and contractor payments amid a projected 110 million dollar deficit by June 30.
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Lansing
Mich
G. Mennen Williams
Senate
Michigan
House
Hawaii Statehood Move Clears Senate Pattern
The House shelved its own bill and adopted the Senate version to speed Hawaii statehood. Final passage expected by midafternoon with President Eisenhower to sign, enabling state elections and seats for two Hawaii senators and one representative in this session. Governor Quinn hailed the vote as Hawaii’s Pacific mission advances. Acting Gov Johnston declared a two day holiday after passage.
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Washington
Hawaii
House
Senate
House-Senate
Leo W. O’brien
DNY
House Territories Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
John R. Saylor
William F. Quinn
Supreme Court
Quinn
Pacific
Islands
Edward E. Johnston
United States
McGuinness Nominated for Corning Award Honor
Bernard McGuinness, laboratory supervisor at Monroe Clinic, is selected by the Wisconsin Association of Medical Technologists as its candidate for the Corning Award, to be presented at the American Society of Medical Technologists convention in Phoenix this June. He joined the clinic in 1955 and helped organize the Southern Wisconsin Medical Technicians Association.
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Bernard McGuinness
Monroe Clinic
Wisconsin Association of Medical Technologists
Corning
United States
American Society of Medical Technologists
Phoenix
Ariz
McGuinness
Southern Wisconsin Medical Technicians Association
WAMT
Wisconsin
American Society
Monroe
Four Year Extension of Draft Law Passes
The House sped a four year extension of the draft law to President Eisenhower by voice vote and without debate. The measure approving a Senate amendment to a bill last month focused on the pay of doctors and dentists in the armed services.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Wisconsin Electric Co operative Managers elected leaders
Erwin Nelson Phillips was elected president and Charles Berglund Jr. Medford was named secretary treasurer of the Wisconsin Electric Co operative Managers Association today.
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Madison
Erwin Nelson
Phillips
Wisconsin Electric Co-operative Managers Association
Charles Berglund Jr
Medford
Snow Continues To Blanket Area Across States
Snow continued to blanket the region with up to 14 inches in parts of the Northeast and southeastern Indiana while Wisconsin saw lighter totals. The storm disrupted travel, caused school closures, and claimed at least four fatalities as snow shifted to rain in much of the area. New York City reported 5.3 inches before rain.
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Monroe
Indiana
Virginia
Maine
Mercury
Leo Ties
Brodhead
Ties
F. M
Tinker) Ties
State Traffic Patrol
Wisconsin
East
Ohio
Delaware
Maryland
West Virginia
New Jersey
New England
New York City
Kickapoo River Flood Warning Issued for Wisconsin Valley
The U S Weather Bureau warns a quick thaw could cause floods in the Kickapoo River Valley with swelling streams in the southwestern part of the state. If three days reach 50 degrees and nights stay above freezing, residents should be prepared to evacuate.
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Madison
Kickapoo River Valley
U. S. Weather Bureau
Kickapoo
Bureau
Ford Plans Fall Introduction Of Small Economy Car
Ford Motor Co. confirms it will build a smaller economy model to be introduced this fall, signaling the start of a shift among the Big Three. Chrysler and General Motors have not committed to a market entry, though both outline plans to study or test smaller cars if demand supports them.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
L. L. Tex Colbert
New York
Frederic G. Donner
John F. Gordon
Chevrolet
Nasser Attacks Kassem Regime in Damascus Speech
In Damascus Nasser accused Iraqi Prime Minister Kassem of isolating Iraq from Arab nationalism and forcing all Arabs under a Communist rule. He spoke to students at the presidential palace and defended UAR protests after a reported Iraqi attack on a Syrian village during Baghdad’s collapse of the nationalist rebellion.
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Damascus
Syria
Nasser
Kassem
Iraq
United Arab Republic
U.A.R
Baghdad
Marshall Unchanged After Strokes at Walter Reed
General George C. Marshall, 78, remains in the same condition at Walter Reed Army Hospital after suffering two strokes. Doctors reported no change in his health status as of today.
Elastic Strategy Sought by Macmillan in Bonn Visit
British Prime Minister Macmillan urged an elastic Western defense posture in facing the Soviet Berlin challenge during talks with West German Chancellor Adenauer in Bonn. He stressed unity with flexible methods while Khrushchev pressed for a German peace treaty and West Berlin exit conditions.
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Bonn
Macmillan
Adenauer
West
Berlin
Khrushchev
East Berlin
Moscow
East Germany
West Berlin
Khrushchevy
Soviet Union
West Berth
State Department
Washington
Geneva
Eisenhower and Macmillan to meet at Camp David talks
President Eisenhower and Britain's Prime Minister Macmillan will hold initial talks on the Berlin crisis March 20 to 22 at Eisenhower's Catoctin Mountain retreat near Thurmont Maryland. White House announced the talks may include Secretary Dulles pending hospital treatment.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Britain
Macmillan
Berlin
Catoctin Mountains
Thurmont
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Dulles
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Emil Knaack
Alois Beer
Hugo Voelkli
Eugene Duerst
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